and last updated 2021-01-15 20:46:37-05
DENVER â High winds were blamed for a power outage that ruined 165 doses of Modernaâs COVID-19 vaccine at Kaiser Permanenteâs facility in Lakewood earlier this week.
The site suffered a brief power outage overnight Wednesday, according to Kaiser Permanente officials, who said in a news release Thursday night the outage âtriggered a refrigerator storing some doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine to temporarily stop working, causing the vaccines to exceed the recommended storage temperature as required by federal and local health officials.â
Kaiser Permanente said it notified health officials immediately and worked to safely administer as many doses of the vaccine as possible to staff, physicians and members of the health care provider.